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Garage Olimpo

Name: Garage Olimpo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-09-02
Cast: Antonella Costa, Carlos Echevarría, Enrique Piñeyro, Pablo Razuk, Dominique Sanda

1999 | 98 min | Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. If you loved The Last King of Scotland, start here.
The mood: Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 38 min.
What might put you off: It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

María is eighteen years old, she lives with her mother in an old house in Buenos Aires in 1978, subletting rooms and giving classes to poor illiterate adults. Suddenly she is abducted by a military squad and finds herself accused of subversion and submitted to torture in the hideous underground of the Garage Olimpo, while her mother desperately tries to find her.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Marco Bechis

Antonella CostaMaria
Carlos EchevarríaFelix
Enrique PiñeyroTigre
Pablo RazukTex
Dominique SandaDiane
Chiara CaselliAna
Paola BechisGloria
Adrián FondariRubio
Marcelo ChaparroTurco
Miguel OliveiraNene